Type-writing machine.



w'. C. F.REEMAN.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. 1

IIPILICATION FILED MAII. 22. I9I2.

Patented Apr. 25 1916.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. I9I2.

11,180,388. Y Patented Apr. 25,1916.

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WITNESSES: L I Ckmam W. C. FREEMAN. TYP-E WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MER- 22. 1912.

1, 180,388. Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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WITNESSES? A ,mvsmom WILLIAM COMPTON FREEMAN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO U NDER'WOOD TYPEWEITER COMPANY, OENEW YOZRK, N. 2., A-CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

TYPErW-BITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters'Patent.

I Application filed March 2 2, 191'2. Serial No. 685,521.

To all'w komz't may concern."

'Be it known that .1, WILLIAM CoMr'roN FREEMAN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of 120 Queen Victoria street, London,- E. (3., England, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing -Machines,-oi which .the 01- strip device is provided for the purpose of lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to typewriting machines of the kind wherein a so-called .tally preserving, separately from the main work sheet, a condensed appear on the main sheet or original document alone.

successive totals are written upon it. Suc

A common practice for obtaining the du pllcate record has been to repeat each exe tended total (after it has been written once upon the main sheet by writing this total afresh upon .a continuous tally-strip presented alongside of the .main sheet upon a' separate platen and controlled by independent feed mechanism whereby the strip is advanced by the operator line-byline only as l a method of working, however, not' only Wastes time by requiring each extended total a to be written twice,'but involves risk oferfor. in transcribi-n from the origina 1 strap. The arrangement, moreover,

the amount of each total document to the" tallyal though'requiring the use of only the usual single ink-ribbon, necessitates an increasein the width of the carriage equal to the width of the tally-strip plus any further space occupied by the mechanism employed for controlling the strip.

An objectof the present invention is, by

, enabling the condensed duplicate record of the extended totals to be produced concurrently with "the Writing of the corresponding column in the original document, to obviate the necessity of rewriting these totals upon the tally-strip and thus to avoid not only the waste of time but the risk of error involved in transcription. i

According to the present invention the tally-stripis placed beneath thomain sheet, and the duplicate record of extended totals,

although written simultaneously with the corresponding column in the original {document.-1s produced not by means of carbon paper but by taking the impression through a second ink-ribbon serving for thetallystrip alone; while advantage is taken of the iact that as a rule each account or similar document has only a single ektended'total, to'efi'eot the feeding forward of the tallystrip and the advance ofthe ribbon step bystep automatically each timea sheetbearing an original document is withdrawn from the machine.

Other obj inafter appear.

T Patented Apr. 25, 191a.

. Y st ects and advantages will here-' In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an arrangement embodying a convenient form of the invention, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the right hand end of the carriage of a typewriting machine of the well-known Underwood type provided with the mechanism of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but with the rotary and non-rotatable platens 'andya 'rious other portions of the mechanism removed. Fig. 3 isa part outside. elevation of the end of the carriage, looking from the right hand in Figs. 1 and 2, various parts being omittedand others broken'away. Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 3, taken inside the h end frame of the carriage. Fig. 5 is a part plan'view,'showing certain details drawn to,

a larger scale. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an Underwood typewriting machine with the present invention applid thereto, the tally strip mechanism and other parts be ing in section, andthe carriage moved to theleft to bring the printing point over the tally strip. 4 I

A rotary platen 6. is mounted on the axle S'journaled in the end frames 9 of the care riage; a finger wheel 7 y for rotating the platen is secured to the axle 8 The end frames 9 may be connected by,the usual paper shelf 9 at the rear side of the platen and by tie-rods,one of which is shown at 10.

'Feed' rollers 11, by' which work sheets are held in frictional contactwith the platen 6, 100 I mounted on a rod 12 exare rotatably I tending parallel Witl'l'tll rod 10, the shaft 12 being carried by levers 14 pivoted on the rod 10. The rollers 11 are normally pressed against the platen by springs 13 which bear against the levers 1 1.1 The levers 14 are caused to turn about the rod 10 in opposition to-the sprin 13, so as to withdrawthe rollers 11 at w ll from contact with the platen 6, by the action ofai manually-.oper- 11o means of ated lever 16 fulcruined at 17 to the endfralno 9 of the carriage. For this purpose the lever 16 is coupled by a link 1!) to a crank 18 on a shaft 20 which extends parallel with the rod 10 and is journaled in bearingsltv carried by said rod; the shaft 20, when :artially rotated, engaging (by fliits formed upon it) the second arms 21 of the bell-crank levers 14 so as to move the latter in the direction required. All the parts thus far described are arranged and adapted to operate substantially as usual.

The tally-strip 22, drawn from a supply spool 23 and Wound upon a winding spool E24, receives its impression while presented upon an auxiliary, non-rotatable platen 25 having its printing surface in alinement with and constituting in effect an endwise continuation of the rotary platen 6; the main work sheet (not shown), which receives the entire original document, extending across both platens. Hence the cylinder which constitutes the rotary platen 6 may, if des'ired,-be shortened by an amount cor responding to the width of the non-rotatable platen 25.

The tally-strip ink-ribbon 26, which may he of the usual Width, overlies the tallystrip 22 transversely, so as to extend horizontally from side to side of the strip; this ribbon 26 being drawn step-by-step in the direction of its own length, and the tellystrip 22 itself being simultaneously fed forward line-by-line, each time the feed-roll release-lever 16 is operated to permit the ren oval from the machine of a sheet bearing an original document. For this purpose ratchet-and-pawl mechanism is interposed between the feed-roll release-lever 1G and the winding spool 24, so that each actuation of said lever will cause the spool to to tote through an angle corresponding to one line-space of; typewritten matter. In the arrangement illustrated, the Winding spool 24 is fast upon a shaft 27 extending parallel till- With the platen-axis and mounted to rotate in bearings in the end-frames 9 of the carrings; the shaft 27having fast upon it a ratchet-wheel 28 with which engages a. pawl 29 formed lever 16. Beyond the respective ends of the winding spool 24 (and preferably upon the same. axis therewith as shown) are mounted the two spools 30, i-ll which carry the tallystrip ink-ribbon 26:; the respective ribbonspools, which are free to rotate independently of one another, being driven alternately (so as to cause the ribbon to travel in oj'iposite directions) by the winding spool ratchet-gear through the medium of a [auditor-shaft 3Q geared to the ratchet- ;wheel The counter-shaft 32 for this 'giiurpose carries pinions 33, 34 adapted to near alternatively with toothed Wheels 35,

on the link 19 operated by the 36 turning as one with the respective spools 30, 31, the pinion 33 being of suliicient breadth to remain constantly in gear with a toothed wheel 37 fast on the shaft 27.

.38 is a thumb-lever, fulcruined at 39 and engaging between collars -.l() on the countershaft 32, for the purpose of enabling the latter to he slid lengthwise at will so as to bring it into gear with that ribbon-spool or 31 whereon the ribbon is for the time being to be wound.

In the arrangement illustrated, the bearings 41, wherein the countershaft 32 is slidably journaled are provided one frame 43 which serves to carry the auxiliary platen 25 and the fulcrum 39; this frame 43, which is supported by the platen-spindle 8 and the shaft 27, having an upward extension 44 carrying the fixed axis 45 about which the spool .23 rotates under the control of a tension device.

, 46 47 are guidei'ods for the tally-strip 22, these rods assisting in bracing together the-ribbon mav. beyond eachedge of the tally-strip, be led through an oblique slit 48 (Fig. 1) provided in the auxiliary platen 25- and serving as a guide. to change the plane of movement of the ribbon, or anwother suitable means may be employed; to effect this change in the direction of the ribbon.

.Type-bars 50 fulcrulned on a rod 51 are actuated by key levers 52 fulcrumed at 53 and connected through bell cranks; 54 with the type-bars to swing the latter upwardly and rearwardly and thereby cause the types 55 to print through the usual ribbon 56, the

types striking against the front face either of the rotary platen or the auxiliary platen 25, depending upon the position of the carriage. It will be understood that the printing line, that is, the line along which the types print as the type-keys are actuated and the carriage is fed from right to left, extends along tbe front face of both platens and is approximately (lo-extensive with the combined length of. the platens. The carriage is driven in letter-feed direction by the usual spring drum 57 connected through the band 58 to the carriage. The movement of the carriage is controlled by the usual letter-feed, mechanism comprising a rack bar 59 having rack teeth meshing with a pinion 60 Which'has a one-way driving conneclfxion through a, spring-pressed pawl 61 actuated by a universal. bar 64in the path a of shoulders 65; on the type-bars, so that the universal bar is moved rearwardly each time a type-bar movesup to printing position.

The ribbon 56 .is vibrated over the printing point at each type stroke by means of the universal bar frame 64 which carries a bracket 66 having a'slot and pin connection 5 with'oneend of the lever 67, the otherend of which is connected to the ribbon vibrator68 through which the ribbon 56 is guided. The

ends of theribbonz56 areiwound on spools 69 which may berotated by the usual mech- 2O 68. It will be noted that when the carriage is in the Fig. 6 position,'-the main andaux iliary ribbons 56and 26' are superposedso that the types will print through the main ribbon T. onto the main Work-sheet and f through the auxiliary ribbon onto the tally strip. I In operation, the feed-roll release-lever 1.6, having been operated as usual to permit the insertion, the sheet of paper .to receiv'e'the account or other original document, (with or Without a duplicate sheet and carbon paper) is passed into position soythat the space allotted'to the column for extended totals or the like overlies the tall strip 22 upon the non-rotatable platen 25, the re mainder of the width of thesheet overlying the rotary cylindrical platen. 6 as usual. The feed-roll releasedever 16 being then re-- the sheet to be clamped against the rotary platen 6 by the spring-pressed feed-rollers 11, the various items are written ,upon the sheet, line-by-line, the tally-strip 22, however,'not participating in the line-space advance movements of the sheet. When the /eixlended total is entered upon theoriginal ocument in the proper column, a duplicate record of this total is impressed upon the tallystrip 22' in consequence of the type printing through ink-ribbon 26.

On the completion of the document, the feed roll release-lever 16, is again actuated to permit the withdrawal of the sheet from the machine; such movement of said lever also feeding the tally-strip 22 a distance of one line-space, and advancing the ink-ribbon 26 one step. Hence, when another sheet has been inserted in position and written upon, the duplicateirecord of the extended total inscribed upon it will appear upon the tallystrip 2? close. beneath the record of the ex; tended otal of the previously-written(locus ment', 'l so on as often as the operation is is permitted a-step-by-step' movement r anism to feedthe ribbon throughthe guide lever; and a.ratcl1et-gear actuated by said turned to normal position so as to permit 1 Obviously, if more than a single extended total. (or, similar entry) should be required in the'saine document, the feed-roll releaselever 16 must be operated after each such entry has been made, so that the tally-strip 22 may be advanced to the extent of one linespacein order to make room forthe recep tion of the succeeding entry of the same kind.

Variations may be resorted to withinthe scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others;

Claims? I a v 1. In a typewriting machine, the combination, with a rotary platen; of a non;

rotatable platen forming a'virtual continuatiou of said rotary platen; supply and winding spools. for a tally-strip of paper led over the non-rotatable platen beneath the original "work-sheet; a feed-roll release lever and serving to impart a. step-by-step' .rotation to the winding spool and to. an

ink-ribbon having its operative portion overlying the tally-strip and extending transversely from side to side thereof.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination, with a rotary platen; of a nonrotatable platen forming a virtual continuation of the rotary platen; su )ply and wind ing spools for a tally-strip o paper led over the non-rotatable platen beneath the. origi:

- nal work-sheet; a feed roll release lever;

a ratchet gear actuated-by said lever and serving to impart step-by-step rotation to the winding spool and to an ink-ribbon having its operative portion overlying the tally-strip andextendingtransversely from side to side thereof; pan-"of spools for said ribbon; a. shaft whereon said. ribbon spools are mounted to rotate frely,'d1sposed parallel to the platen axis; a counter shaft parallel to and constantly in gear with counter shaft to impart a step-'by-step' rotafi tion to the spool which is'in gear with'the' counter shaft.

. said shaft; and. means for throwing said 3.111 a typewri'ting machine, the com-- bination, with a. rotary platen; of a nonrotatable platen forming a virtual continuation of the rotary platen; supply and winding spools fora tally-stripof paper ledover the non-rotatable platen beneath the original \\'ork-sheet; a feed roll release lever; a ratchet gear actuated by saidlever and serving to'imp'art step-by-step rotation to p the winding spool and to an ink' ribbon having itsoperative portion overlying the -tally-strip and extending transversely from side to side thereof; a pair of spools for said ribbon; a shaft whereon said ribbon spools are mounted to rotate freely, disposed parallel to the platen axis, said ratchet gear when actuated by said release lever serving to impart a step-by-step rotation to said shaft; a counter shaft parallel to and constantly in gear with said shaft; means for throwing said counter shaft into gear with one or the other of said ribbon spools alternately at will; and means for changing the plane of motion of the ribbon beyond each edge of the tally-strip.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a paper carriage, means to support a work-sheet and tally strip thereon with the worksheet overlying the tally strip at the printing line, said carriage having associated with it a ribbon traveling with the carriage and interposed between the said work-sheet and tally strip along the printing line, said worksheet extending laterally beyond the tally strip and ribbon at the printing line, and means for vibrating a ribbon over the printing point throughout the travel of the carriage to enable types to print through the last-named ribbon alone along a portion of the printing line and through both said ribbons while the tally strip is over the printing point.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination, with a carriage; of platens carried thereby in alinement with each other and arranged to be brought successively into cooperative relation with a ribbon during the travel of the carriage, one of said platens having also associated with it a second ribbon arranged to travel with the carriage; and means tofeed the second-named ribbon over said platen in the direction of the printing line.

6. In a typewriting machine, the coinbipation of a carriage, a rotary platen, an auxiliary platen at the end of the rotary platen, and means to feed a ribbon horizontally over said auxiliary platen.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage frame, of "platens supported therein, and mechanism for feeding a ribbon horizontally over one of the platens, said mechanism being carried on the carriage frame.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage frame, of a rotary platen mounted thereon, an auxiliary platen, and a ribbon-winding mechanism' on said frame for feeding a ribbon over the auxiliary platen in a direction transverse to that of the Work member.

9. The combination of a paper carriage having means to support a ribbon extending over a portion of the linealong which printing is done during the travel of the car-' riage, means to support a tally strip beneath said ribbon at the printing line, means to support a work-sheet to overlie thefribbon and tally strip, and to extend laterally beyond the tally strip and ribbon, means to vibrate a ribbon supported independently of the carriage over the printing point to permit types to print therethrough directly onto the work-sheet and through the worksheet and first-mentioned ribbon onto the tally strip when the latter is over the printing point, and line-space mechanism to ad vance the work-sheet relatively to the tally strip. 1

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a main rotatable platen and an auxiliary platen mounted thereon, said auxiliary platen at the end of the main platen, a tally-strip mechanism including means for line-spacing atallystrip over said auxiliary platen, a ribbon device cooperating with both )latens, and auxiliary ribbon mechanism to eed a. ribbon over the auxiliary platenonly. 11. In a typewriting machine, the combi-' nation, with a carriage having a letter-feed travel; of means to support a ribbon over the printing point at each type stroke, said carriage arranged to bring a second ribbon with it over the printing point onreaching an intermediate position in its travel, and to .hold said second ribbon over the printing point during the remainder of its travel; means to support a work-piece beneath the second ribbon, to be printed upon by the types striking through said second ribbon;

means to line-space said work-piece; means to feed said second ribbon lengthwise; means to support a second work-piece in position to receive the impressions of types striking through said first-mentioned ribbon; and means to line-space said secondmentioned work-piece separately from the line-spacing 0f the first-mentioned Workpiece.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of arotating platen and a non-rotating tally-strip platen carried thereby, in alineinent with each other and arranged to be brought into coiiperative relation with a ribbon during the travel of the arriage, tally-strip mechanism ineluding means to line-space a tally-strip over said non-rotating platen said non-rotating platen being arranged for; association with a ribbon extending over the printing line thereof, and means to fe'ed the lastnamed ribbon.

13. In atypewriting machine,the combination, with a carriage frame; of platens mounted in said frame with their printing surfaces in alinement and arranged to be brought successively into coiiperative relation with a ribbon during the travel of the carriage; a tally-strip mechanism, including means for line-spacing a tally-strip over one of said platens, the tally-strip platen having a ribbon supported over the printing line thereof throughout the travel of tea said platen; and 'means for feedingthe second-nam ed ribbon lengthwise of said print} mg line. a 1

lsl. In a typewriting machine, the -combi nation with a carriage, of platens thereonnation of a paper carriage 'arran'gedto travel throughout its entire extent in coiSperative relation to a-ribbon, means for auto matically bringing a, second ribbon into printing position only when an intermediate point has been reached in the travel of the carriage, means to support workpieces to underlie and overlie respectively said sec ond ribbon, the "overlying Work-piece extending laterally beyond the said second ribbon to permit types to print thereon through the first i'ibbon, before the said underlying Work-piece has been brought to printing-position, and means for separately line-spacing each of said work-pieces.

iii. In aitypewriting machine, the combination with a main platen and atally-strip platen, said platens having their printing.

surfaces in alineuient, of means associated with the tally-strip platen for line-spacing a tally-strip thereover, both plates being arranged to co operate witli a ribbon, and the tally-*strn platen only being arranged-to cooperate with a second ribbon, and means for feeding said second ribbon lengtlnvise' LT/In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of rotatable and nonrotatable alined platens carried thereby, independent ribbon mechanisms for supporting and feeding ribbons, one of which ribbons overlies'the printing line of the nonrotatable platen and is'supporte'd in such position throughout the carriage travel, and the other of which ribbons cooperates with both platens and ispositioned over the printing point I i -pesto strike therethrough against the re; tatable platen, while the latter is in the printing zone. and to permit the types to strike through both ribbons against'tlie nonrotatable platen, While the non-rotatable platen is in the printing 'zone, andmeans to line-space a webextending-[over said nonrotatable platen between the latter and the said overlying ribbon. a

, 18. In a typewriting; machine, the combination, with a carriage; alined platens supported thereon, one platen having a ribb on ateach type stroke throughout the travel, oi the carriage, to'perinit the [winding disposed in fixed relationithereto during the carriage travel, and both platens co-acting with a ribbon separatefrom the firstmamed ribbon'andsupported independently of the carriage; Winding mechanism forthe first-- namedribbon; and means to guide said firstnamed ribbon and cause-it to be ted by'said winding mechanism over the printing line of'its carriage in the direction of thecarria ge travel.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, ofplaten's mounted therein, means to hold a- !l{ Sli6f-t over both platens, ribbon mechanism forprinting on-said Work-sheet during the travel of the carriage, a tally-strip mechanism including means for holding atally-strip over one of said platens so that said tally-strip and work-sheet are superposed, and means for line-spacing the tally-strip and ribbon mechanism including means 'fbr. feeding across the tally-strip a ribbon for duplicat ing on said tally strip the printing on said Work-sheet when; said second platen is traveling past the printing point.

' 20. In a vtypewriting machine, the combi'-' nationwith a carriage, of means to feed a ribbon and cause its active portion to move in the direction of the carriage travel over i a portion o ily of the line alongwhichi'the printing po nt is advanced by the travel of the carriage, said ribborrfeeding meanscarried with the carriage, a key operableto actuate said means-means to support a tally strip beneath said active portion of the rib bon, means actuated by said key. to line space the tally strip, means tosupport a Work-sheet i'n'position to over-lie-the'tally strip and ribbon and extend along the printing line laterally beyond the tally strip, a nd means for line spacing s aid'work-sheet separately from-the line spacing of the telly strip. v

In a front-strike typewriting machine,- the combination of a paper carriage, means to vibrate a ribbon over the printing point during the travel of the carriage, ribbonwinding mechanism supported on thescarriage, means to guide an auxiliary "ribbon from said mechanism over the printing point- 'during a portion of the carriage'travel, and

cause said auxiliary ribbon to be fed bysaid in the direction in "which the printing line extends, means to support a work-piece beneath the auxiliary mechanism ribbon, and means to support a Work-piece in position to overlie said first-mentioned work-piece, and to extend beyond the mix? iliary ribbon along the printing line in posh tion for. types to print thereon tl. ugh the first mentioned ribbon during the travel of the carriage; the auxiliary ribbon beinlg brought to the printing position at an interncdiate point in the printing ot a line, to both rib throu gh permit the types to prin a Mac bone and on both work-pieces during the continued printing of the line.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage and platen; means to vibrate a ribbon over the printing portion during the travel of the carriage; and means to automatically feed aseparate ribbon in' dependently of the rotation of the platen,

over the printing point, a tally-strip mechanism including means to guide and sup port anauxiliany ribbon brought over the printing point during a portion of the let tor-feed travel of the carriage, means to a feed said auxiliary ribbon independently of the movements of the carriage, and means to line-space a tally-strip and cause it to be fed past the auxiliary ribbon in position for types to print thereo'n through the auxiliary ribbon. r

25, In a typewriting machine, the combination with a rotary platen. of'feed rolls, mechanism to shift said rolls toward and from the platen mechanism to feed the active portion ofa ribbon in a direction parallel with the platen axis, and means to simultaneously operate said mechanisms.

26. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a rotary platen, of feed rolls, ribbon-winding mechanism, a device to move the feed rolls to and from the platen, means operated by said deviceto actuate the ribbon'winding mechanism, and means to guide the ribbon longitudinally of the printing line of the platen.

' 27. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, means to support and guide a tally strip over the platen, a winding spool to receive the tally strip, means to support a ribbon and guide it over the face of the platen in a direction transverse to that of the tally strip, a key, and mechanism controlled thereby, to feedthe tally strip and ribbon over the face of the platen.

28. In a typcwriting machine, the combination with a carriage. of a platen, ribbon spools located behind the platen and rotatable about an axis extcmling in the direction of the carriage travel. the platen forming a support for leads of ribbon extending forwardly from the spools to the face of the platen, and formed to change the direction of the ribbon and guide it over the face of the platen, and mechanism to rotate said; spools. I

29. In a typewriting machine, the comhination with a carriage, of a platen, ribbon supporting and winding mechanism comprising-spools having their axes of rotation parallel with the platen, said platen having diagonal slots by means of which the direction of the ribbon is changed inpassing from the platen to the spools. 1 30. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a platen, and a ribbon mechanism comprising spools behind the platen, said platen having diagonal slots therein to guide a ribbon and change its direction between the platen face and the ribbon mechanism. I

r 31. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a paper carriage, of ribbon mechanism operated throughout the travel of the carriage, an auxiliary mechanism comprising means to direct a ribbon over a portion of the printing line, means to support a workpiece in position to underlie said ribbon at the printing line, means to concomitantly feed said ribbon along the printing line and said work-piece across the printing line, means to support a work-sheet in position to project over said ribbon and workpiece, and means to separately feed said work-sheet.

32. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a ribbon mechanism operable during the printing of an entire line, ribbon mechanism carried by the carriage and comprising means to direct a ribbbn over a portion of the printing line, means. to support a work-piece to underlie the said ribbon along said portion of the printing line, means to support awork-picce in position to overlie the first-mentioned work-piece and to extend along the entire printing line, and means to separately teed said work-pieces.

33. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage and a rotary piatcn thereon, of feed rolls, an auxiliary platen, a ribbon mechanism for the auxiliary platen, and a device to more the feed rolls toward and from the rotary platen and operate said ribbon mechanism.

34. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation with a carriage, of a rotary platen, feed rolls, mechanism to move the feed rolls toward'an'lfrom the platen, and ribbon windingmechanism. said first-named mechanism comprising a manual device also connected to operate said winding mechanism.

35. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a rotary platen, feed rolls, mechanism to lift and lower said rolls, an auxiliary platen. ribbon winding mechanism. and means to guide a ribbon to and from said winding mechanism over 'l to strip.

face of said auxiliary platen, said first f named mechanism comprising a manual de-,

vice for simultaneously operating said rolls and the ribbon mechanism. i

36. In a typew'riting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a rotary platen, feed rolls in contact therewith, ribbon spools, a shaft on which said spools are e mounted, a ratchet wheel secured to said shaft, a finger lever, a pawl connected therewith for operating the ratchet wheel, and an operating connection between the said lever and the rolls for moving the latter from the platen. 37. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a rotary platen,-

feed rolls, an auxiliary platen in alinement with the rotary platen, ribbon mechanism comprising a shait, ribbon spools mounted 2Q th'ereon,-1neans for guidinga ribbon between auxiliary ribbon mechanism forfWindi-ng a ribbon and guiding it over the tally strip. 7

39. In a typewritmg machine, the combination with a carriage, oi aribbon mechanism for-presenting a ribbon'jat the printing. 40 point throughout the printingof a line, .a

ribbon mechanism movable with the carriage forgiiiding and supporting a ribbon over an end portion of the printing line, means to support and guide a strip of paper over said, end portion ofthe printing line, i and feeding, means to concomitantly feed the said ribbon and paper strip, the direction of movement of the ribbon over the printing line being transverse-to that of the paper 4L0. In a typewritin g machine, the combi 7 nationwith a carriage, of a rotary platen xtliereon, an auxiliary platen in alinement therewith, ribbon mechanism coiiperating Withboth platens, means for directing a tally strip over tlie'auxiliary platen, and means to direct andifeed a ribbon over the ;;of the tally strip. I p -11. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a rotary platen, an'auxiliary platen in alineinent therewith, means-to support a. tally strip over the auxiliary platen, ribbon winding mechanism tally strip'in a direction transverse to that .5 on the carriage, means to direct a ribbon tally-strip;

from said mechanism over the tally strip independently of they first-namedplaten,

and means to actuate said mechanisnr andfeed said -ribbon relatively to V the talfiy strip;

42. In a typewritingsmachineg the coinbination with a carriage, of a rotating platen, a non-rotating platen in ulinement therewith, mechanism to supportatally strip over the non-rotating platen, ribbon 75 winding mechanism on the carriage, "means to direct the ribbon to and from said winld/ling. mechanism over the tally strip, sa d win-ding mechanism' operable to feed the ribbon relatively to tlietally strip, and non dtraveling ribbon mechanism,

l3. In a 'typewriting machine, the combination, with a carriages of a rotary platen; mechanism for feeding a tally-strip adjacent onev end/ofthe platen, independ- 5 ently of the rotationa gpfi the platen; and means to feed a'ribbon"transversely;oi er t he ll. Ina'typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a rotary 9o platen, mechanism on the carriagejfor supporting and feeding a tally strip adjacent one end of the platen, means to operate said mechanism and feed the tally strip indeprudently of the movement of the carriage 9a or the rotation of the platen, andv means actuated by said tally strip feeding mechanism to feed a ribbon across the tally strip. 45.,In a typewriting macliinepthe combination of a ribbon mechanism, a car 133 riag'e traveling independently of said med aiiism, means Ollille carriage for supportmg 'a tally strip,- and ribbon mechanism on .the' carriagevfor feeding and directing a ribbon over the tallv strip. I05

46. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a'rarriagc, of a rotary platen thereon, an auxiliary "platen in alinement with the rotary platen, ribbon mechanism for supporting a ribbon at the'printiiig 130 poi-nt,.said mechanismbeing mounted independently of the carriage, means for supporting atally strip and directing it over the auxiliary platen, mechanism for Wind ing and guidinga ribbon over the printingline of the tally strip, and a device for oper ating saidwinding mechanism and feeding said tally strip.

+7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage,.of a rotary platen thereon. an auxiliary platen -in alinement tl1erewitli, ribbon mechanism for support ing a ribbon at the printing point, said; mechaiiisi n being mounted independently of thecarriage, means for supporting a ta1ly strip and directing it over itheauxiliary platen, mechanism forwinding and guid strip independently. oi'the rotation of the rotary platen.

48. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage, of a'rotary platen,

:feed rolls, means for supporting a. tally strip adjacent one endkof the platen, mechanism to feed a ribbon over the tally strip, mechanism to move the feed rolls toward and from the platen, and a device operativelv connected to actuate both said mechanisms.

19. In a typewriting machine,'the combi nation with a carriage, of a rotary platen, feed rolls, mechanism to move said rolls toward and from the platen, an auxiliary platen in alinement with said rotary platen, means to direct a tally strip over the auxiliary platen, means to direct a'ribbon over the tally strip, winding mechanism for said ribbon, feeding mechanism for the tally strip, and a device operatively connected to all of said mechanisms whereby the feed rolls, the tally strip, and the ribbon winding, mechanism may be simultaneously actuated.

50. In a typewriting machine, the combi; nation with means to support a web of paper, said means comprising areceiving spool, of a shaft on which said spool is mounted, a ribbon s 001 on said shaft, means to direct a rib on over the platen and to said ribbon spool, and mechanism to rotate said shaft and thereby simultaneously feed the web of paper and advance the ribbon over the paper.

51. In a typewriting machine, the combination with means for supporting a web of paper, said means comprisinga receiving spool, of a shaft on which'said spool is mounted, ribbon spools on said sha ft,'means to direct a ribbon from one spool over said Web of paper into the other spool, reversing mechanism to connect either of the ribbon l spools to the shaft, and means to rotate the i, so

shaft andthereby feed the web of paper and simultaneously advance the ribbon.

52. In a typewriting machine, the combi'.

nation with receivingand supply spoolsfor a tally strip, of ribbon spools on 1 opposite sides of said tally strip, means to direct a ribbon from one spool to the other over the printing line of the tally strip, means to support a work sheet over the tallystrip, and a ribbon mechanism for the work sheet. 53. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a main platen and an auxiliary platen mounted at the end of themain platen, an ink ribbon device cotiperating with both platens, an auxiliary ribbon, device co'ciperating with only the auxiliary platen, means associated with the auxiliary platen for, linespacing a tally strip there-a 1,1eo,ess

over, and means connected with said liliespacing means for feeding the auxiliary ribbon.

54. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a main platen; an auxiliary:

In a typewriting machine, the combination of a main platen, an auxiliary platen, a ribbon device coiiperating with both platens, an.auxiliary ribbon device comprising a. pair of ribbon spools to coiiperate only with the auxiliary platen, said auxiliary platen and said auxiliary ribbon device hemg all mounted at one end of the main platen; the printing field of said auxiliary platen arranged between the spoolsof said auxiliary ribbon device, and means for leadingthe ribbon from one spool to the auxi1- iary platen, and then along the auxiliary platen, andthence to the other spool.

56. In .a typewriting machine, the combination, with a carriage, type-o crating keys, and lilQftl'lS'COIltlOllGtl by said toys for .sheet throughout the printing operation;

and ribbon mechanism for. directing a r1bbon over the portion of the printing line occupied by the tally-strip and feeding the ribbon in a direction transverse to that in which the tally-strip extends past the print ing line.

57. In a typewriting machine, the combination, with a carriage, type operating keys, and means controlled by said keys for effecting a step-by-step movement of said carriage; of a rotary platen; means to feed a tally-strip over the printing line adjacent one end of the platen; mechanism to feed a ribbon across the tally-strip; means to support a work-sheet in printing position with thework-sheet extending over said tally.- strip and said ribbon; and mechanism for presenting an additional ribbon at the printing point throughout the, printing of a line.

WILLIAM QDMPTON FREEMAN. Witnesses:

Ennns'r UrToN, Gannon E. MINTEBN. 

